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Quinn W.
Location: Bellingham, WA Joined: 02 May 2009
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Posted: Wed 16 May, 2012 5:15 pm Post subject: |
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Hi Ben,
It looks like your besague on your left shoulder is caught under your plaquart. Has snagging ever caused you mobility problems?
"Some say that the age of chivalry is past, that the spirit of romance is dead. The age of chivalry is never past, so long as there is a wrong left unredressed on earth"
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Michal Plezia
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Posted: Sun 20 May, 2012 4:27 pm Post subject: |
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My current equipement
www.elchon.com
Polish Guild of Knifemakers
The sword is a weapon for killing, the art of the sword is the art of killing. No matter what fancy words you use or what titles you put to
it that is the only truth.
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Josh S
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Posted: Sun 20 May, 2012 5:55 pm Post subject: |
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That looks incredible! I generally don't go for the Milanese style, but that just looks brutal, especially with that rough finish in parts. That being said, is it accurate to leave the shins unarmored like that? It looks odd...
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Randall Moffett
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Posted: Sun 20 May, 2012 7:30 pm Post subject: |
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Daniel, Ed, Brian and Joshua-
Loving the 13th century goodness you are working on. It is a fantastic time period with some interesting events and even more interesting people. Love all the padded armour guys!
Daniel,
Where is that mace head from?
RPM
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Michal Plezia
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Posted: Sun 20 May, 2012 11:23 pm Post subject: |
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Josh S wrote: | That looks incredible! I generally don't go for the Milanese style, but that just looks brutal, especially with that rough finish in parts. That being said, is it accurate to leave the shins unarmored like that? It looks odd... |
I think that fighting without greaves while on foot is acceptable. You have to own greaves to wear them anyway , and I don't
www.elchon.com
Polish Guild of Knifemakers
The sword is a weapon for killing, the art of the sword is the art of killing. No matter what fancy words you use or what titles you put to
it that is the only truth.
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William P
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Posted: Sun 20 May, 2012 11:49 pm Post subject: |
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Michal Plezia wrote: | Josh S wrote: | That looks incredible! I generally don't go for the Milanese style, but that just looks brutal, especially with that rough finish in parts. That being said, is it accurate to leave the shins unarmored like that? It looks odd... |
I think that fighting without greaves while on foot is acceptable. You have to own greaves to wear them anyway , and I don't |
whats your source for having a shield like that, especially that late in the 15th century, and what are the construction details?
but it indeed looks brutal, it has a very LOTR feel to it though i think thats just the helmet..
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Michal Plezia
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Ben van Koert
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Posted: Mon 21 May, 2012 1:40 am Post subject: |
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Quinn W. wrote: | Hi Ben,
It looks like your besague on your left shoulder is caught under your plaquart. Has snagging ever caused you mobility problems? |
Nope, they hang extremely loose so no problems there. After wearing pauldrons for a while last weekend, I switched to these spaudlers and the range of motion felt absolutely limitless.
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Raman A
Location: United States Joined: 25 Aug 2011
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Posted: Mon 21 May, 2012 8:03 pm Post subject: |
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Josh S wrote: | That looks incredible! I generally don't go for the Milanese style, but that just looks brutal, especially with that rough finish in parts. That being said, is it accurate to leave the shins unarmored like that? It looks odd... |
its fine for foot combat, if a man-at-arms wanted to save on weight the sabatons and then greaves would be the first to go. This is mostly because they are extremely hard targets to hit since the opponent has to strike so low the attack's range is much less than an attack to the head or chest. The German school called the concept uberlaufen but its just a general combat principle/basic geometry.
Fully enclosed lower leg and foot defenses evolved mainly for horseback, where in a melee those are the targets most easily hit by opponents on the ground.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons...g_1478.jpg
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William P
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Posted: Tue 22 May, 2012 12:20 am Post subject: |
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the helmet i recognised instantly as that 'classic barbuta' it was more the fact it, plus the shield created a flashback to the men of gondor since some helmets are based off barbutes
interestingly that fresco of the san francesco battle shows a guy fighting in what looks like a frogmouth helm in that pair of men in plate harness on the left side of the picture (the frognouth helm shape is pretty distinctive since hes facing to the right of the painting )
also, it has been noted that in italy, the common style for italian armour more commonly involved maile sabatons, if the italian armour in the wallace collection is any indicator. so while fot defenses existed, it wouldnt have been plates as often, although artistic evidence might counteract that.
also for reasons raman pointed out, and also thinking of 16th C trends, going in a 3/4 armour to battle would have benefits to lightness etc,
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Michal Plezia
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Posted: Tue 22 May, 2012 11:50 am Post subject: |
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http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons...lo_016.jpg
What is interesting: it seems that the guy with the shield has only left leg armoured. He also has open greave while horseman have closed.
www.elchon.com
Polish Guild of Knifemakers
The sword is a weapon for killing, the art of the sword is the art of killing. No matter what fancy words you use or what titles you put to
it that is the only truth.
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Quinn W.
Location: Bellingham, WA Joined: 02 May 2009
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Posted: Fri 25 May, 2012 5:54 pm Post subject: |
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A group shot with all the damsels I rescued today. Ladies love a knight in shining armor.
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"Some say that the age of chivalry is past, that the spirit of romance is dead. The age of chivalry is never past, so long as there is a wrong left unredressed on earth"
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Mike Zielinski
Location: Lublin, Poland Joined: 04 Oct 2010
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Posted: Sun 27 May, 2012 4:56 am Post subject: |
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And here I am before season 2012
I'm during changing old clothes on new one which will match with my italian style of armour (I will try to reenact 1470-90)
(I have got few parts but I am earning money for the rest )
Cheers,
Mike from Poland
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Stand your ground and fight,
Stand and do your best,
You must be hard as nails,
And kill with sword and hand,
So if you would be the hero
This is your chance.
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Nadeem Ahmad
Location: Nottingham / Sheffield, UK Joined: 14 Jun 2009
Posts: 27
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Posted: Mon 28 May, 2012 1:50 pm Post subject: |
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Here's mine. Late 5th Century or possibly very early 6th Century (pre-Turks) Sassanian nobility. Still to make is the quiver and bow-case, however, and I have a chest disc (apezak) on its way as well.
Now I just need to find a decent Persian backdrop.
Hope the images are ok.
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Greg Mele
Industry Professional
Location: Chicago, IL USA Joined: 20 Mar 2006
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Sam Gordon Campbell
Location: Australia. Joined: 16 Nov 2008
Posts: 678
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Posted: Mon 28 May, 2012 9:19 pm Post subject: |
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Yay! Middle Eastern kit!
We need more of that sort of thing I think.
Nadeem, you look like a king
Member of Australia's Stoccata School of Defence since 2008.
Host of Crash Course HEMA.
Founder of The Van Dieman's Land Stage Gladiators.
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Jean Thibodeau
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Posted: Tue 29 May, 2012 5:21 pm Post subject: |
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Sam Gordon Campbell wrote: | Yay! Middle Eastern kit!
We need more of that sort of thing I think.
Nadeem, you look like a king |
Yes, or at the very least a powerful and rich noble.
You can easily give up your freedom. You have to fight hard to get it back!
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William P
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Posted: Tue 29 May, 2012 6:34 pm Post subject: |
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this is amazing becauseive never seen a sassanian kit before the helmet in particular i loving, (it looks like its made of several panels riveted together)
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Ruel A. Macaraeg
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William P
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Posted: Wed 30 May, 2012 9:25 am Post subject: |
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looks epic, however i cant help but feel it needs alot more maille...
(unless of course its meant to look how it is)
but every kit has to start somewhere..
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